Clinic: Reverso/ATC-Guide Safe Lowering and Climbing at Buffalo Crag

Clinic: Reverso/ATC-Guide Safe Lowering and Climbing at Buffalo Crag
- With a special invitation to Crag Crux Climbers

Last November, during a mountain guide exam in BC, a guide candidate dropped his examiner more than 50 feet when lowering the examiner with a Reverso/ATC-Guide device. Since then, a safer technique for lowering a climber with Reverso/ATC-Guide has been adopted by Mountain Guides. I just learned this technique during the Rock Solid Leadership course, taught in part by guide Cyril Shokoples. I will share this technique with you in a 2-hour clinic at Buffalo Crag, followed by trad or top-rope climbing. Beginners are welcome to observe the clinic and participate.

Maximum numbers of participants: 8 (can be increased depending on the number of leaders available)
Gear required: rock shoes, harness, helmet (all gear must be UIAA approved)
Gear recommended: water, lunch, sunscreen lotion, mosquito repellent.

Please note that ACC insurance covers ACC members only. Non-ACC members can participate in this event for free if you have never attended an ACC climbing trip before. Basic ACC membership is $47 per year. Participants must read the Trip waiver before attending this event and sign the waiver at the beginning of the event.

Please contact the trip coordinator for more information and to RSVP.

Xiaoping Li (xiaopingli@rogers.com)

Trip classification: A
http://www.climbers.org/participant-guidelines-and-trip-matrix-rock-climbing

Trip waiver:
http://www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/activities/waivers.html